General Gage John Hall (c.1775 – 18 April 1854) was a British Army officer.
Gage John Hall | |
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Born | c. 1775 |
Died | 18 April 1854 (aged 79)[1] near Exeter, Devon |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1783– |
Rank | General |
Hall was commissioned as an ensign on 29 May 1783.[2] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 1 January 1801 and to major-general on 4 June 1813,[2] he served as acting Governor of British Mauritius from November 1817 to December 1818.[3] He raised the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot in response to the threat posed by the French intervention in Spain, in March 1824.[4]
Hall was promoted to lieutenant-general on 27 March 1825 and to full general on 23 November 1841.[2]
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